Pursuant to Part Six, §
IV, ¶ 13(G)(1)(c) of the Rules of Virginia Supreme Court, the Virginia
State Bar, by Senior Assistant Bar Counsel Noel D. Sengel, Esq., and the Respondent,
Bennett Allen Brown, Esquire, hereby enter into an Agreed Disposition arising
out of the above-referenced matter.

Both parties affirm that the proposed
Subcommittee Determination of a Public Reprimand with Terms, a true copy of
which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, reflects the
stipulated facts, violations, and disposition for the above-referenced matter.

Respondent understands that should
the Subcommittee accept this agreed disposition by unanimous vote, the Subcommittee
Determination will be signed by the Chair or Chair Designate and thereafter
mailed without the necessity of any hearing or further notice to the parties.
Further, it is understood and agreed by the parties hereto that should the Subcommittee
refuse the agreed disposition neither party shall be bound by the stipulations
or findings contained herein and this matter shall be forthwith scheduled for
a hearing by the full Committee.

SEEN AND AGREED TO:

THE VIRGINIA STATE BAR

________________________

Noel D. Sengel
Assistant Bar Counsel

________________________

Bennett Allan Brown
Respondent

SUBCOMMITTEE ACTION

Pursuant to Part Six, § IV,
¶ 13(G)(1)(c) of the Rules of Virginia Supreme Court, the duly
convened subcommittee of the Fifth District Committee Section I of the Virginia
State Bar hereby accepts the Agreed Disposition in this matter.

Date: __________ _________________________________

Date: __________ _________________________________

Date: __________ _________________________________

VIRGINIA:

BEFORE THE FIFTH DISTRICT SECTION
I SUBCOMMITTEE

OF THE VIRGINIA STATE BAR

IN THE MATTER OF BENNETT ALLEN BROWN,
ESQUIRE

VSB Docket Nos. 01-051-0637

SUBCOMMITTEE DETERMINATION

PUBLIC REPRIMAND WITH TERMS

On the 10th day of
October, 2003, a meeting in this matter was held before a duly convened a subcommittee
of the Fifth District Committee Section I consisting of Susan Richards Salen,
Esq., Stephen A. Wannall, and David J. Gogal, Esq., presiding.

Pursuant to Part 6, § IV, ¶
13(G)(1)(c) of the Rules of Virginia Supreme Court, a subcommittee
of the Fifth District Committee Section I of the Virginia State Bar hereby serves
upon the Respondent the following Public Reprimand with Terms:

I. FINDINGS OF FACT

1. At all times relevant hereto
the Respondent, Bennett Allan Brown, Esq. (hereinafter the Respondent), has been
an attorney licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

2. The Complainant, Luis R. Quinonez,
hired the Respondent to represent him and his business, IQ Management Corporation,
in several legal matters. Some of these matters were handled successfully. However,
there were problems in two of the cases.

3. The Respondent agreed to represent
Mr. Quinonez in obtaining coverage from his home-owners policy carrier, USAA,
for damage to his home caused by hail. The Respondent failed to take any action
in response to Mr. Quinonez's inquiries and letters. Eventually, Mr. Quinonez
lost any cause of action he may have had and did not collect anything from his
homeowner's policy.

4. Mr. Quinonez and his business,
IQ Management Corporation ("IQ"), a health care services provider, had a note
with Bank of America (BOA) securing a "working capital" loan. In late 1998 or
early 1999, BOA wanted to call in the loan. Due to the late payments to IQ by
contractors, Mr. Quinonez fell behind on loan payments to BOA. Mr. Quinonez
hired the Respondent to represent him and IQ in dealing with BOA.

5. Over the next several months,
the chief financial officer of IQ, Douglas Isaac, called the Respondent repeatedly
to learn the status of the situation with the bank, but the Respondent never
returned his calls.

6. In late winter or early spring
of 2000, BOA served Mr. Quinonez with Notice of Claim and Demand for Arbitration
to determine Mr. Quinonez's personal liability as guarantor of the loan from
BOA to IQ. By letter dated March 20, 2000, the Respondent agreed to represent
Mr. Quinonez in this matter. The Respondent sent Mr. Quinonez an invoice, dated
May 1, 2000, for a $ 5,000.00 retainer in the matter. IQ paid the Respondent
the $5,000.00 retainer by check dated May 9, 2000.

7. As counsel for Mr. Quinonez,
the Respondent received notices in the matter regarding scheduling for the filing
of pleadings and the arbitration hearing date. The Respondent failed to file
any responsive pleadings in the matter, did not inform Mr. Quinonez of the date
of the arbitration hearing, which was June 13, 2000, and failed to appear for
the arbitration hearing. By order dated June 15, 2000, the arbitrator found
Mr. Quinonez liable to BOA in the amount of $1,039,007.43, based on an original
note of $492,000.00. The arbitration award included interest, late fees and
substantial attorney fees. Mr. Quinonez, though not contesting the amount originally
owed on the loan, did contest many of the charges awarded, especially BOA's
attorneys fees in excess of $100,000.00.

8. Mr. Quinonez learned of the award
when noticed of BOA's intention to have the arbitration award confirmed by the
Circuit Court of Fairfax County. By letter dated July 6, 2000, new counsel entered
his appearance for Mr. Quinonez.

9. The Respondent did not respond
to the Bar complaint. However, at the time he suffered a detached retina requiring
a recuperation period.

II. NATURE OF MISCONDUCT

The Subcommittee finds that the
following Disciplinary Rules and Rules of Professional Conduct have been violated:

DR 6-101. Competence and Promptness.

(B) A lawyer shall attend promptly
to matters undertaken for a client until completed or until the lawyer has properly
and completely withdrawn from representing the client.

(C) A lawyer shall keep a client
reasonably informed about matters in which the lawyer's services are being rendered.

(D) A lawyer shall inform his client
of facts pertinent to the matter and of communications from another party that
may significantly affect settlement or resolution of the matter.

RULE 1.2 Scope of Representation

(a) A lawyer shall abide by a client's
decisions concerning the objectives of representation, subject to paragraphs
(b), (c), and (d), and shall consult with the client as to the means by which
they are to be pursued. A lawyer shall abide by a client's decision, after consultation
with the lawyer, whether to accept an offer of settlement of a matter. In a
criminal case, the lawyer shall abide by the client's decision, after consultation
with the lawyer, as to a plea to be entered, whether to waive jury trial and
whether the client will testify.

(b) A lawyer may limit the objectives
of the representation if the client consents after consultation.

RULE 1.3 Diligence

(a) A lawyer shall act with reasonable
diligence and promptness in representing a client.

RULE 1.4 Communication

(a) A lawyer shall keep a client
reasonably informed about the status of a matter and promptly comply with reasonable
requests for information.

(b) A lawyer shall explain a matter
to the extent reasonably necessary to permit the client to make informed decisions
regarding the representation.

(c) A lawyer shall inform the client
of facts pertinent to the matter and of communications from another party that
may significantly affect settlement or resolution of the matter.

RULE 1.16 Declining Or Terminating
Representation

(c) In any court proceeding, counsel
of record shall not withdraw except by leave of court after compliance with
notice requirements pursuant to applicable rules of court. In any other matter,
a lawyer shall continue representation notwithstanding good cause for terminating
the representation, when ordered to do so by a tribunal

(d) Upon termination of representation,
a lawyer shall take steps to the extent reasonably practicable to protect a
client's interests, such as giving reasonable notice to the client, allowing
time for employment of other counsel, refunding any advance payment of fee that
has not been earned and handling records as indicated in paragraph (e).

III. PUBLIC REPRIMAND WITH TERMS

Accordingly, it is the decision
of the Subcommittee to offer the Respondent an opportunity to comply with certain
terms and conditions, compliance with which by January 31, 2004 , shall be a
predicate for the disposition of this complaint by imposition of a Public Reprimand
with Terms. The terms and conditions which shall be met by January 31, 2004
are:

1. The Respondent shall enroll in
and complete the six hour continuing legal education seminar Time Mastery
for Virginia Lawyers to held in Falls Church, VA on November

20, 2003. Upon completion of the
above noted seminar, the Respondent shall certify in writing to the assistant
Bar counsel handling this matter that he done so.

2. The Respondent shall institute
and maintain a docket control system which shall ensure that he reviews the
status of all pending matters periodically, and remind him in advance of key
deadlines and other obligations. The Respondent shall institute and maintain
a written office policy relating to regular and informative client communication.
This policy shall include provisions for providing the client with written copies
of all documentation relating to the representation, engaging in regular meetings
either in person or by telephone to discuss the progress of the case and to
answer client inquiries. Both the docket control system and the communication
policy shall be implemented immediately. The Respondent shall provide the Assistant
Bar Counsel handling this matter with a detailed written description of both
the docket control system and communication policy, and shall certify in writing
under oath that s/he is using such systems in his office.

Upon satisfactory proof that the
above noted terms and conditions have been met, a Public Reprimand shall then
be imposed. If, however, the terms and conditions have not be met by January
31, 2004, this matter shall be certified to the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary
Board upon an agreed stipulation of facts and misconduct as the facts and misconduct
are set forth herein for the sole purpose of the imposition of a sanction deemed
appropriate by the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board.

FIFTH DISTRICT SECTION I SUBCOMMITTEE

OF THE VIRGINIA STATE BAR

By __________________________________

Chair/Chair Designate

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that I have this _____
day of _______________________, 2003, mailed a true and correct copy of the
Subcommittee Determination (Public Reprimand with Terms) by CERTIFIED MAIL,
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, to the Respondent, Bennett Allan Brown, Esq., at 3905
Railroad Ave., Suite 200N, Fairfax, VA 22030-3907, his last address of record
with the Virginia State Bar.